The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-10
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Rev.A. A. Marshall, pastor Of the Bap
tist Church, has returned from Europe
and will occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
The pic MIC at Clinkscales's Mill will
certainly take place next Saturday, and
all the young people of the surrounding
Ecountry are invited to attend. Two o.
three speeches will be delivered in the
morning, and the afternoon will be de-
voted to dancing. Fill your baskets anc
20 out and enjoy the day.
Seneca Free Press THE Piedmont All
Line Railroad has given the one cent rate
to the Piedmont Fair to be held in Allan
ia, beginning October 10th. The fare for
the round trip from Seneca will be $2.4o
and no doubt lar; crowd will take ad.
vantage of this low rate and visit one Of
the most enterprising cities in the South
List of letters remaining in the Post
office for the week ending August 10th
J. G. Aderholt, Alien Bates, Henry Berch,
Stella Burgess, Miss Gracy Jackson, A. j.
Johnson, Mrs. Caroline Reid, Miss Re.
becca Barnard, Miss Jane Roberts, Mary
Shirley, Rosy Parlor, Miss Matte Valen.
tine, Mrs. Lewis Williams, Mrs. Annie
Williams, Mrs. Adline Williams.
Mr. J. A. Quattlebaum, worthy young
man of Edgefeld County, has located in
Anderson for the practice of his profess
ion, law. Mr.. Quattlebaum is recent
graduate of the law department of the
South Carolina College, and comes to An
derson highly recommended as a most
excellent gentleman. We extend him a
cordial welcome, and wish him abundant
success. ~
Is Section 8, Article 8, of the Constitution
of,south Carolina reads as follows: "The
General Assembly shall never pass any
law that will deprive any of the citizens
or this State Of the right Of suffrage, ex-
scspt for treason, murder, burglary, larce-
ny, perjury, forgery or any other infa-
NOUS crime, or dueling, whereof the per-
son shall have been duly tried and con-
;victed.". No person who has been con.
Eyicteds of any Of the crimes enumerated
above Is entitled to vote in the election
next Tuesday.
Mrs. Sue a.. White, wife of Mr.. J. W.
White, of Hopewell Township, died on
Friday, 18th ult., after brief illness, sged
% years. Mrs. White was consistent
member of the Baptist Church, and was
fully prepared to meet the summons of
DEATH. She was highly esteemed by her
friends and neighbors, all of whom deep
ly regret her DEATH. Her remains were
laid to rest in the graveyard at Hopewell
Church, Rev. B. Hays conducting the
funeral services. She left bereaved hus-
band and three small children, the young
est Of whom has since died. - q
Of the Abbe-
Vile Press and Banner -"Now that the
temperance question is sgitating our Sis
Ter counties, Anderson and Laurens. We
present the following for the considera-
ton of those who are opposed to prohibi-
ton: Once there was lying by the side Of
the ditch pig. On the other side lay
man. The pig was sober, the man was
drunk. The pig had ring in his nose,
the man had ring on his finger. Some
one passing exclaimed, so that the pig
heard it, Zone is judged from the compa-
ny he keeps Instantly, the pig rose and
went away"
The heavy rains of last Sunday and
Monday, from all we can learn, have done
more damage in the County than the rains
of the week before. Nearly all the streams
were higher on Monday than they have
been in years, and number of bridges
have bean washed away. The crops on
the bottom lands are seriously injured.
and on some streams the corn crop is de-
stroyed. Seneca River, it is said, was
higher on Monday than It has been in
q number of years. The new iron bridge
across this stream at Sloan's Ferry, which
had just been completed at a cost Of S., 500,
was washed from its pillars, and carried
several hundred yards down the river.
The water is said to. have been six feet
above the floor of the bridge. The bridge
remained intact, but 1t will have to be
torn down and rebuilt. The Conmis-
sioners had not received the bridge, but
had paid $3.50 on it. ,Wepresume, there
fore, that the loss will not fall upon the